The next Kerr-Tar Community Job Fair is here, this Saturday, August 21. Twenty or more employers and other community resource providers will gather from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Hix Field in Oxford.
As Desiree Brooks, business service manager for the Workforce Development Board of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments explains, as of now over 20 employers from all five counties of Kerr-Tar will be present.
“We were trying to target a Saturday this go around just to kind of give others the opportunity to come out if that’s their desire. We are hoping that it will be convenient for all. We are really anticipating a great turn out,” Brooks said.
The last job fair held in June in Henderson for Vance, Granville, Warren, Franklin and Person Counties was a huge success Brooks said. Over 200 people turned out on a Friday at the Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre.
She said, “Everyone was pleased, and we got so much positive feedback from employers. There were hires there and people filling out applications. So, it will be the same thing at this event, and we are hoping we will have even more people in attendance.”
The success is based on cooperation and partnerships with Vance Granville Community College, Chambers of Commerce and other governmental agencies along with the Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board and NC Works.
When asked who would attend, Brooks said, “We’ve got ADUSA or Food Lion Distribution Center, Altec, Amcor, Bridgestone, Captive Aire, Carolina Sunrock, which they’ll have a simulator at the event too so you can actually get live experience. We’ve got City of Creedmoor, City of Oxford, County of Granville, Granville County Health Systems, Granville County Sheriff’s Office, MGM Products, Murdock Center, Ontic, Plastic Ingenuity, Polywood, Revlon, Ricewrap, Spuntech and Versatrim.”
For more information, contact NC Works at 919-693-2686. Email fletcherl@vgcc.edu or jody.blackwell@piedmontcc.edu. Also visit www.vgcc.edu/career-fair and www.kerrtarworks.com.
Hix Field in Oxford is located at 313 E. Spring Street.